The energy “restructuring” of the European Union that began in 2022 was intended to deprive Moscow of revenue from raw material exports and to secure the European market. However, the rejection of direct supplies and the hasty redesign of logistics routes produced an unexpected side effect: while regulators and customs...
FBI strikes global investment fraud networks
FBI Director Kash Patel has announced the major results of Operation Blackout, an effort targeting global investment fraud networks and the criminal compounds associated with them. According to Patel, law enforcement seized more than $15 billion in crypto assets during the campaign (with some statements citing the figure of $15.2...
Royal Navy to acquire Ukrainian unmanned surface vessel MV7
Ukrainian defence company Uforce has presented a new unmanned surface vessel, the MV7, in the United Kingdom. Developed based on the Ukrainian Magura unmanned platform with the involvement of British engineers associated with Formula 1 technologies, the vessel is designed to enhance the operational capabilities of the Royal Navy. The...
Potential French presidential candidate becomes target of Russian intelligence services
Left-centrist Member of the European Parliament and presumed candidate for the French presidency in the 2027 election, Raphaël Glucksmann, has stated that he has become the target of a Russian discreditation operation involving Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU). On 4 August 2026, Glucksmann wrote on social media that France’s General...
Hackers leak data of 100,000 British police and security officers on the dark web
British law enforcement agencies are investigating a major cyberattack that resulted in the leak of confidential information belonging to the country's security and intelligence personnel. The attack targeted the Police National Legal Database (PNLD)—a specialized online resource used by UK law enforcement agencies and government departments. The names and contact...
France rejects Reform UK plan to return migrants using the Navy
The French government has strongly opposed a proposal by the British right-populist party Reform UK to use naval forces to intercept and return migrants attempting to cross the English Channel to France. On 3 August, Nigel Farage’s party unveiled a plan called “Operation Fortress.” If it comes to power, Reform...
European law enforcement exposes network recruiting teenagers for contract killings
European police have uncovered the activities of the international criminal network Foxtrot, which systematically uses teenagers to carry out contract killings and attacks. The organisers recruit young people online and via social media, while the group’s leader is hiding in Iran. Since 2022, investigations indicate the network has been involved...
Reform UK pledged the “largest military operation in the English Channel since the Second World War” to stop migrant boats
The Reform UK party has promised that, if it wins the next election, it will launch “the largest military operation in the English Channel since the Second World War” to stop the arrival of asylum seekers on small boats. This was stated by the party’s leader, Nigel Farage. The plan,...
Paris and Berlin call for reform of the EU diplomatic service
On 17 July 2026, the 26th Franco-German Council of Ministers took place at Augustusburg Castle in Brühl. Against the backdrop of the protracted military conflict in Ukraine and yet another crisis in the Middle East, Paris and Berlin issued a joint statement containing a direct ultimatum to Brussels’ foreign policy...
German Foreign Minister calls on European Commission to make protection of EU external borders an absolute priority
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called on the European Commission to give “absolute priority” to the protection of the European Union’s external borders. He made the statement in an interview with the newspaper Bild am Sonntag, commenting on the recent mass influx of migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta....